Ice skate



E. C. MEYERS Jan. 28, 1947.

ICE SKATE- Filed Aug. 27, 1945 Patented Jan. 28, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE 2,414,967 7 ICE SKATE Edward Clarence Meyers, Long Beach, Calif. I Application August 27, 1945, Serial No. 612,823

My invention relates to improvements in ice skates, its principal object being to provide an inherently resilient skate so constructed and 3 Claims. (o1. 280 11.14)

attached to the wearers boot that the ready flexure of the foot present during ordinary walking, running, or jumping afoot is also made possible for the wearer of the skate.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a skate wherein the resilient mounting in conjunction with a resilient blade cushions the shock of descent after a jump.

With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises features of novelty which will be hereinafter described; the scope of the invention then being defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a skate for a left foot embodying the principle of my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary bottom view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figures 3, 4, and are fragmentary sections taken respectively along the lines 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5 of Figure 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

While the invention is susceptible of, various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown in the drawing and will herein describe in detail the preferred embodiment. It is to be understood, however, that I do not intend to limit the invention by such disclosure but aim to cover all modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

Referring now to Figure 1, the improved ice skate comprises generally a blade I and spaced sole and heel plates 2 and 3 respectively.

The blade l, composed of inherently elastic metal as spring steel, preferably of rectangular section (see Figure 4) and with its longitudinal axis convex to the skating surface of the ice, has three spaced filleted pads l of a T section (see Figure 5) along its upper surface (see Figures 1 and 2) to provide means for attaching the sole and heel plates 2 and 3 respectively thereto,

by rivets 5.

To further increase the elasticity of the blade i, slots spaced, extending through the blade horizontally, and with their longitudinal axes parallel to the length of the blade approximately, are provided and so disposed above and below 2 each other as to have their adjacent ends overlap (see Figure. 1).

The sole plate 2, composed of inherently elastic metal as spring steel, is secured to the boot as by screws 5 and has its ends bent inwardly V and under the main section of the plate and secured to the two forward filleted pads 1 of the blade I as by rivets 6.

The heel plate 3, composed of inherently elastic metal as spring steel, is secured to the boot as by screws 5 and is of laminated construction; it has its forward end bent inwardly and under the main section of the plate and secured to the rear filleted pad I of the blade I as by rivets 6.

In action the boot mounting and the blade assume various positions of equilibrium depending upon the load applied by the ice-skater.

I claim as my invention:

1. An ice skate comprising, in combination, a blade, an inherently resilient sole plate having its ends bent inwardly and under the main section of the plate andv secured to the blade, and a spaced, inherently resilient, laminated heel plate having one end bent inwardly and under the main section of the plate and secured to the blade.

2. An ice skate comprising, in combination, a blade of inherently elastic material provided with spaced slots extending through the blade horizontally and with their longitudinal axes parallel to the length of the blade approximately and so disposed above and below each other as to have their adjacent ends overlap, an inherently resilient sole plate having its ends bent inwardly and under the main section of the plate and secured to the blade, and a spaced inherently resilient heel plate having one end bent inwardly and under the main section of the plate and secured to the blade.

3. An ice skate comprising, in combination, a

' blade of inherently elastic material provided EDWARD CLARENCE MEYERS. 

